William Howard Taft
1857 to 1930
8 documented presences
7 places
Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for William Howard Taft across 7 places, from 1857 to 1930. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 to March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where William Howard Taft was documented, and when
15 September 1857exact date
Cincinnatiattested
“William Howard Taft was born September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Alphonso Taft and Louise Torrey.”
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1903year
Romeattested
“Taft did not succeed in resolving these issues on his visit to Rome, but an agreement on both points was made in 1903.”
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1910year
New Yorkattested
“According to John Murphy, "As Roosevelt began to move to the left, Taft veered to the right." During the 1910 midterm election campaign, Roosevelt involved himself in New York politics.”
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1913year
Montrealattested
“At a 1913 ABA meeting in Montreal, Taft delivered remarks that harshly criticized direct election as a method of judicial selection in U.S.”
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January 1919month
Palmer House Hiltonattested
“While at the Palmer House in Chicago, Taft heard that Roosevelt was there having dinner, and after he walked in, the two men embraced to the applause of the room, but the relationship did not progress; Roosevelt died in January 1919.”
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24 December 1920exact date
Marion, Ohioattested
“Taft was among those asked to come to the president-elect's home in Marion, Ohio, to advise him on appointments, and the two men conferred there on December 24, 1920.”
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31 December 1929exact date
Cincinnatiattested
“Taft insisted on going to Cincinnati to attend the funeral of his brother Charles, who died on December 31, 1929; the strain did not improve his own health.”
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8 March 1930exact date
Washington, D.C.attested
“He died at his home in Washington, D.C., on March 8, 1930, at age 72, likely of heart disease, inflammation of the liver, and high blood pressure.”
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Places William Howard Taft is documented in
Cincinnati2 presences · 1857 to 1929Montreal1 presence · 1913New York1 presence · 1910Rome1 presence · 1903Washington, D.C.1 presence · 1930
Marion, Ohio1 presence · 1920
Palmer House Hilton1 presence · 1919
Other places tied to William Howard Taft in the record
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1874year
Yalementioned
“At Yale College, which he entered in 1874, the heavyset, jovial Taft was popular and an intramural heavyweight wrestling champion.”
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1874year
Yale Collegementioned
“At Yale College, which he entered in 1874, the heavyset, jovial Taft was popular and an intramural heavyweight wrestling champion.”
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March 1883month
Cincinnatimentioned
“Taft refused to dismiss competent employees who were politically out of favor, and resigned effective in March 1883, writing to Arthur that he wished to begin private practice in Cincinnati.”
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March 1891month
Cincinnatimentioned
“Although Taft was successful as Solicitor General, winning 15 of the 18 cases he argued before the Supreme Court, he was glad when in March 1891, the United States Congress created a new judgeship for each of the United States Courts of…”
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1898 to 1904period
United Statesmentioned
“In 1898, an American company had gained a concession for a railroad between Hankow and Sichuan, but the Chinese revoked the agreement in 1904 after the company (which was indemnified for the revocation) breached the agreement by selling…”
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1 September 1900exact date
Philippinesmentioned
“The commission took executive power in the Philippines on September 1, 1900; on July 4, 1901, Taft became civilian governor.”
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1902year
Alaskamentioned
“In 1902, Clarence Cunningham, an Idaho entrepreneur, had found coal deposits in Alaska, and made mining claims, and the government investigated their legality.”
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1903year
Isthmus of Panamamentioned
“Through the 1903 separation of Panama from Colombia and the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty, the United States had secured rights to build a canal in the Isthmus of Panama.”
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1903year
Colombiamentioned
“Through the 1903 separation of Panama from Colombia and the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty, the United States had secured rights to build a canal in the Isthmus of Panama.”
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1904year
Panamamentioned
“Taft journeyed to Panama in 1904, viewing the canal site and meeting with Panamanian officials.”
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1904year
The U.Smentioned
“During Roosevelt's election campaign in 1904, he urged that Philippine agricultural products be admitted to the U.S.”
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1904year
University of Notre Damementioned
“In 1904 Taft gave a speech at the University of Notre Dame.”
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29 September 1906exact date
Cubamentioned
“Taft traveled to Cuba with a small American force, and on September 29, 1906, under the terms of the Cuban–American Treaty of Relations of 1903, declared himself Provisional Governor of Cuba, a post he held for two weeks before being suc…”
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1908year
Chicagomentioned
“He had no serious opposition at the 1908 Republican National Convention in Chicago in June, and gained a first-ballot victory.”
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1909year
1909year
18 February 1909exact date
January 1910month
1911year
1911year
1 April 1913exact date
1914year
1916year
Documented at the same place, the same year
Vladimir BartolRome · 1903W. E. B. Du BoisNew York · 1910Ray KrocChicago · 1919Orson WellesChicago · 1919Marlene DietrichUnited States · 1930Nino RotaUnited States · 1930Dietrich BonhoefferUnited States · 1930Sinclair LewisUnited States · 1930Magnus HirschfeldUnited States · 1930
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